SCR hastens ₹1100-cr Municipal Railway project in TN
The South Central Railway has fast-tracked the Phase-2 municipal railway project, which would be completed by 2025 at an investment of ₹1100 crore. Already, pre-construction and ground construction has begun within the city and suburbs connected by tunnel three from Madhavaram to Siruseri Sipcot and tunnel four from Light House Poonamallee. The tenders, which were floated last month include 5-track tracks between CMBT and Elcot, passage three between Sholinganallur and Sipcot, and stopping or parking trains after daily service. In addition, tenders were also floated for the acquisition and installation of OHE, which will provide electricity to non-motorized trains, three lanes between Madhavaram Milk Colony and Sholinganallur and passage five from Madhavaram to CMBT and the Madhavaram depot. Other tenders include the design, installation, and authorization of telecommunications systems required to operate trains and other systems such as SCADA or surveillance control and data acquisition. This software allows remote monitoring and control of all systems. The procurement comes when stacking on the ground to build the foundation pillars of the proposed lines has begun in Porur, and early construction work has begun in other areas, including Poonamallee and Purasaiwalkam Thiruvanmiyur, Adyar and Royapettah. In a related development, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has begun purchasing the necessary equipment for non-driving trains to repair 118.9 KMs of lines in less than five years. It floated four tenders to purchase track tracks, high-performance communications and other programs needed to monitor remote control and efficiency of trains.
